Public Safety

Eden Prairie man convicted of pandemic relief fraud

EPLN Staff Reports • August 6, 2024

A 75-year-old Eden Prairie man was convicted of defrauding COVID-19 relief programs, using falsified documents to obtain over $2.1 million.

EP Schools will run safety drill on Aug. 7

EPLN Staff Reports • August 6, 2024

Eden Prairie Schools, collaborating with local fire and police, will hold reunification drills on Aug. 7 to prepare for emergency student-parent reunions.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Eden Prairie dies from injuries

Stuart Sudak • August 5, 2024

A pedestrian crossing outside a crosswalk in Eden Prairie on Saturday night was fatally struck by a vehicle; no signs of driver impairment or speed were found.

EP man charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct in March incident

EPLN Staff Reports • August 2, 2024

An 18-year-old Eden Prairie High School graduate is charged with third- and fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly assaulting a co-worker.

Spider toss case takes new turn

Stuart Sudak • July 19, 2024

Commissioner candidate Marisa Simonetti, facing assault charges, finds new legal counsel before court appearance.

Woman who stole expensive stroller – with her infant in it – is charged

Jim Bayer • July 5, 2024

A 35-year-old Waseca woman is charged with stealing a $929.85 stroller, with a child inside, from Scheels in Eden Prairie.

Child helps police confirm man held gun to mom’s head, threatened to shoot her

Jim Bayer • July 5, 2024

A 31-year-old Chaska man is charged with two felonies after allegedly threatening a woman with a gun in front of her child in Eden Prairie on June 26.